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Spy Shots: 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser totally uncovered

Toyota's next-gen Land Crusier 4x4 has been spotted again, this time totally undisguised while out shooting a commercial in a desert landscape. Sharing its design with its almost identical Lexus LX570 twin, the '09 Cruiser sports all-new bodywork, new rear-light clusters, a unique front end with tapered headlights and a prominent grille.

New to the range will be the addition of Toyota's 381hp 5.7L V8 shared with its Lexus counterpart as well as a new 4.5L V8 turbodiesel. One key difference with the new range is the more upscale appearance for the legendary bush-whacker. The interior dons some new features such as the engine starter button, telescopic instrument gauges and plenty of chrome and wood paneling.

The new model also appears much larger than the current version with sculpted flanks and a stretched glasshouse. Look out for the official unveiling at October's Tokyo Auto Show ahead of its sales launch early next year.

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Anonymous

8 Years Ago

$30k more?

LR3: $49,300RR Sport: $58,500Range Rover: $77,250LR2: $34,700...not direct competition. I just threw it in there for laughs.

And as for the Commander comparison: The LC has been pretty much the same since 1998...it better have better reliability. And if I am not mistaken (correct if I am wrong) but wasnt the LC included in the whole balljoint debacle?

Nothing to see here but another Toyota bland turdmobile. I love how people go on about this and that 180k miles on my pos..well big deal. There are Ford, GM, and Dodge trucks with 200k, 300k and beyond on the odometer. Toyota may fool Librarians with Camrys, but when it comes to trucks, Toyota might as well give up. The Expedition and Suburban are light years ahead of this thing.

Anonymous

8 Years Ago

@HotRodzNKustoms

@dave:

Actually, with the exception of the rear jumpseats, the new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is closer in size to the TLC than the Commander is (the Unlimited actually has a longer wheelbase than the current TLC). Ironically enough, the new Unlimiteds are the biggest vehicle Jeep currently produces.

Anonymous

The Expy is actually bigger than the LC. It offers more room inside when compared to the LC. The only advantage the LC has over the Expy is offroad capability...but how many people take these things offroad? I wanna know why anyone would drop $23k MORE on the LC than the Sequoia. The Sequoia is bigger and looks better.

This redesign isn't any better than the current LC. The current LC isnt that bad but it screams mid-90s design.